Camera



April 15, 1941- v. P. sHELToN 2,238,191

CAMERA Original Filed Deo. 4, 1939 Patented Apr. 15, '1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 CAMERA Vernon P. Shelton, Chicago, Ill.

Original application 307,408. 1940, Serial 2 Claims.

used in combination 2% inch square pici'rom the spirit of my invention.

Referring to the drawing, Fig. 1 is an elevational view or a camera interior in combination with my adaptors and Bantam size spools; Fig. 2 Y

is a detailview oi' the adaptors and film spool its flanges and tail view o1 an adaptor with its circular depression.

In the embodiment selected to illustrate my invention I remove the ordinary film supply spool from the engaging members adapted to produce 2% inch square pictures,

A Bantam size spool It is provided, having A pair ot spaced flanges il are attached to said core li adjacent oi' spaced end portions 42. I! are spaced, and surround receiving holes Il. The two adaptors Ii are positioned with their extensions Il within opposite receiving holes il 'of the Bantam size spool Il, the spaced end poroi' this invention to,

. 3 is a detail view o1' a spool with i end portions and Fig. 4 is a dei of the 120 camera 1 xsimilar in construction to spool l5.

December 4. 1939, Serial No. Divided and this application July 24,

tions I2 of said spool the circular depressions i4. The end portions 42 tend to contact against the inner walls surrounding the circular depression it to prevent accidental disengagement of the adaptors from the ends o1' the spool. The knobs t8 of the camera i0 are removably fitted within recesses I3 of adaptors il. Bantam size spool i6 is ci sumcient width toqaccomznodate Bantam size lm, which is commonly referred to as 828 nlm or in color as Eastman Bantam Kodachrome nlm.

is also removed scribed. to hold another Bantam size spool 28 One o1' the adaptors il is provided with a lateral slot I9 to engage key 2l attached to knob I8 so that the turnable member 2| of ually turned to move the ilm.

With my removable adapting members an ordinary 120 camera adapted to take 2% inch and use the cam- The 120 camera economically and accurately and of a desired small size.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

core and preventing accidental disengagement of the spool from the adaptors.

2. In combination with a camera. supply spool and said spools having having a film a nlm take-up spool each of a hollow rounded core, a pair ls being positioned within the camera may be manactusting knobs for said spools. a pair o! spacedv adaptors for each of said spools, eachndnptor `hnving s. body portion with n reoess exteniin.y Loifthe bell-shaped portion surroundinl the subinwsrdiy from its end to the interiox`there` of, an extension extending inwardly fromv its in-;

ner end and an enlerzed bell-shaped portion with o substantially circular depression formed tnerein adjacent the inner end oi seid extension. said reoenes oi' eaoh'peir o! said sdnptors remmm manna vente moi semana non `ottbecsmersgssidopeninusttheoppiteends of eo'chpoir oi. slid spools removably reoeivins tnespeoedextensionsdseidedsptomsndssid lseidadaptorsremovablyreceivingtlxevspsceciend subltnntinliy circular depreuions in euch pair of portions on Aopposite endsvof said oore. said end belnl medio oontn'ot the inner walls stnntilily circuler depression to prevent socident'ni' disennsement oty the spools vtroni the 'edeptorn VERNON P. sm'mN. 

